Eraser cleaner



Aug. 30, 1927. 1,641,000

` E. JosLlN ERASER CLEANER Filed Jne' 9', 192e atten n.041

Patented Aug. 30,2192?. C 1,641,000

UNITED STATES PATENT GFFECE.

i i IIYIDIA E. OSLIN, OF LOS ANGLiES, CALIFONIA. Y

nmisnn CLEANER.

Application iled .Tune 9, 1926. Serial No. 114,772.

The present invention relates to erasers, ceiving and holding on lthe inner side of the especially those used for erasing typewritten arm 1.2 a small sheet or piece of abrasive matter, and the object of the invention is material, as, at 18, whereby said material the provision of simple, novel and efiioient bears under the pressure of the spring 5 means for keeping the edge of a disk-shaped against the edge of the eraser or disk 7.

.eraser Clean. By rotating the disk or eraser 7 relatively With the foregoing and other objects in t0 the brush 8, the edge of the eraser in view, which will be apparent as the descrip- Contacting with the abrasive material or en, tion proceeds, the invention resides in the piece 18 will be cleaned, and said material or i0 construction and arrangement of parts, asv piece 18 may be replaced, if wornout behereinafter described and claimed, it being fore the eraser 7 is worn down.y

understood that changes can be made with- Haying thus described the invention, what in the scope ofwhat is claimed, without 1S claimed as new is Y 5) departing from the spirit of the invention. l. In a device of the character described, c

15 The invention is illustrated in theaccomthe .combination with a disk-shaped eraser, panying drawing, wherein-v a pivot element engaging through the cen- Figure 1 is a side elevation of. a typeter thereof, and a radially extendingmemwriter eraser with the cleaning device apb er engaging said pivot element, of an abraze plied, y sive holding member pivoted to the first- Fig, 2 is an edge view thereof. l named member to swing about an axis In the drawing there is shown a Vtypeparallel to the axis of said pivot element and writer eraser of well known construction, adapted to be forced against the edge of the comprising a disk-shaped eraser proper, in-k eraser. 75 dicated at 7, a brush 8 secured within a 2. In a device of the character described, Socket 9 projecting radially from the eraser the combination with a disk-shaped eraser,

7,*and said socket 9 having ears or side a plvOt element Iengaging through the cenplates 10 overlapping 'the opposite sides of tei1 thereof, and a radially extending memtlie eraser 7 and pivotally connected to the ber having ears overlapping the opposite gg eraser by means of an eyelet or rivet 11, Sides of the eraser and engaging said whereby the brush and eraser may be r0- pivot element, of a spring-pressed cleaning tated relatively to one another about 'the means having a bifurcated portion mounted pivot 11 to present the different portions on said member for the movement of said 0f the edge of the eraser for use, means against the edge of the eraser. In carrying outthe present invention an 3. In a device of the character described, arm 12, preferably of sheet metal, is disthe combination with a disk-shaped eraser, posed tangentially of the edge of the eraser a pVOt element engaging through the cen* 7, and has a bifurcated terminal with ears tel thereof, and ya radially extending mein- 18 overlapping the opposite sides of the ber engaging said pivot element, of a spring- 9o brush socket or member 9 and pivoted therepressed cleaning means pivotally connected to, by a rivet 14,.whereby the arm 12 may to said member to swing about an axis paralswing toward and away from the 'edge of lel to the axis of said pivot element against the eraser. The axis of the rivet or pivot the edge of the eraser. element 14 is parallel to the axis of the pivot 4. In a device of the character described, 95 11. A leaf spring 15 bears against the outer thek combination with a diskshaped eraser, side of the arm 12 for swinging said arm a pivot element .engaging through the ccnyieldingly against the edge of the eraser ter thereof, and a radially extending memunder pressure, and .said spring 15 is seber engaging said pivot element, of an arm cured to the socket 9 in any suitable manpivotedto said member to swing about an 10e ner, such as by means of a band 16 embracaxis parallel with the axis of said pivot eleing said socket. ment and having abrasive material thereon The arm 12 has bent back edge portions to contact with the edge of the eraser. 17 at opposite sides of the eraser for re- 5. In a device of the character described,

the combination with :L disk-shaped eraser, a pvot element engaging 'hough the ce ier ihereojf, and a l'zuzlly elciendng member engaging seid pivot elemen, of on :L1-m pivote/d to Suid member to swing about am amis pumlel with the axis o Suid pivot ele* meut, seid :um having bent beek edge portions to l'oeev-e :i piece of abrasive nmlerml so m to engage ihe, odge o'i the lx1-awel', und Sp1-ing means 'for .swinging Suid :wm toward the eraser.

111 testimony whereof lleleunto'ox my sejnzliure.

LYDIA E. JSLN. 

